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Richard Stephen Dreyfuss ( / ˈdraɪfəs / DRY-fəs; né Dreyfus; [1] born October 29, 1947) is an American actor.
Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers. He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney.
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- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor. He is best known for starring in popular films between the 1970s and 1990s, including American Graffiti, Jaws, Stand by Me, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Goodbye Girl, Tin Men, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob?, and Mr. Holland's Opus .
YearFilmRole1967Assistant stage manager1967Boarding House Resident1968Terry1969Harold WebsterMay 28, 2024 · Richard Dreyfuss, American film actor who often played ordinary men driven to emotional extremes. Some of his best-known movies included Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Goodbye Girl (1977), and Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995). Read more about Dreyfuss’s life and career.
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- Richard Dreyfuss is an American film actor known for his portrayals of ordinary men driven to emotional extremes and was one of the top stars of th...
- Richard Dreyfuss gave an Academy Award-winning performance in the Neil Simon comedy The Goodbye Girl (1977); at age 29, he became the then youngest...
- In George Lucas’s American Graffiti (1973), Richard Dreyfuss had his breakthrough role, as an intelligent, angst-ridden high-school graduate. The c...
- Richard Dreyfuss attended San Fernando Valley State College, Northridge, California, for a year to study drama and shortly thereafter won a recurri...
A fan-made list of the best movies starring Richard Dreyfuss, the versatile actor who appeared in classics like Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Mr. Holland's Opus. See the titles, ratings, summaries, and directors of his 26 top films.
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Richard Dreyfuss reflects on his storied career, including roles in The Graduate, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, W., Daughter of...
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Oct 5, 2021 · The conflict between Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss in particular would later become known as one of Hollywood's greatest feuds. "For the people who work in film and are interested in film, it...
